Handle With Care

by Charles Rice Goff III

1  The Word
2  Love And Mercy
3  Time And Love And When I Die
4  From Russia With Love
5  The Verb To Love
6  Everyday People


FROM THE AUTHOR...

What better way does a recording artist like myself have to encourage harmonious behavior among his fellow humans than to sing songs that champion the concept of "love?"  Love is not a word easily defined, but examining and encouraging its positive aspects seemed like a good idea to me recently.   The pieces in this collection were authored by some of my favorite song writers (yes, artists whose works I genuinely "love").  Listeners who expect to hear me simply mimicking these old songs should be prepared for some surprises.  On the other hand, those listeners who have heard other songs that I have "covered" over the last 50 years will likely be ready for the unique interpretations presented here.  

I unwittingly kicked off this project with my interpretation of "Everyday People" late last year.  This release brought me several reports of good feelings being spawned among friends and strangers, and, consequently, led me to producing the other five pieces in this collection.  Each of these recordings took several weeks to produce; thus, this collection is relatively short and to the point.  

"Handle With Care" is a tribute to the authors of these songs and to each artist's enthusiasm for encouraging harmonious behavior among their fellow humans.   This collection is a not-for-profit production.  No rights are claimed to the lyrics or melodies of any of these songs nor to any recordings of these songs created by their authors or by anyone else.   I encourage listeners to sing along and share the love.

C. Goff III


SONG ORIGINS:

1  "The Word" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Originally released in 1965 on the Beatles album:  "Rubber Soul"

2  "Love And Mercy"  (Brian Wilson)
Originally released in 1988 as a "single" vinyl disk record

3  "Time And Love And When I Die" (Laura Nyro)
"Time And Love" was originally released in 1969 on Nyro's album: "New York Tendaberry."
"And When I Die" was originally released in 1966 on Nyro's album:  "More Than A New Discovery."
The interpretation presented here combines elements from both of these songs, plus some other "Nyro-isms." 

4  "From Russia With Love" (Lionel Bart)
Originally written in 1963, recorded by vocalist Matt Monro, and made famous as the title track for the James Bond film of the same name.

5  "The Verb To Love"  (Todd Rundgren)
Originally released in 1976 on Rundgren's album: "Faithful"

6  "Everyday People"  (Sly Stone)
Originally released in 1968 as a "single" vinyl disk record


INSTRUMENTATION : 

Voice
Korg R3 Vocoder/Synthesizer
Yamaha VSS-30 Sampler/Synthesizer
Micromoog Analog Synthesizer (1977)
Ibanez DM 1000 Digital Delay 
Turkey Electronic Guitar
Sound Samples


SOFTWARE :
 
Cool Edit Pro II Multitrack Recorder
Audacity Multitrack Recorder
Several Plug-In Audio Sound Effects
Musescore MIDI Scorewriter
Amazing MIDI Wave-To-MIDI Converter
Polysoft MIDI to Mp3 Converter
Roxio 2011 Sound Recorder

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